Researchers in London, Ontario have shown that your morning cup of coffee could be adversely affecting diagnosis and treatment for high blood pressure. The research team from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute measured how occasional coffee...
Month: August 2016
Education experts available for comment on back-to-school anxiety and stress
Back-to-school stress affects thousands of students, parents and teachers each year. With one week of summer remaining and school bells across the region about to ring in another school year, anxiety levels among some students, parents and teachers may be on the rise....
Western welcomes new Director of Campus Community Police Service
Western University announced the appointment today of Daniel Redmond, as Director of its Campus Community Police Service. Redmond, who recently retired after more than 30 years with the Ontario Provincial Police, was most recently Chief Superintendent and Regional...
New study shows traffic noise can affect brain and learning ability in birds
An international study led by researchers at Western University's Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR) has shown that birds living in congested cities are greatly affected by persistent traffic noise and that their brains and learning ability are seriously...
Western Archives comic collection and alumnus Alan Thicke featured at London Comic Con
Rare and valuable selections from the Dr. Eddy Smet Comic Book Collection at Western University Archives will be showcased next month at London Comic Con. The pop culture event runs from September 23-25 at the Western Fair District Progress Building in London, Ont....
Western University’s MPH Candidates are helping to shape the health of communities worldwide
From influencing health outcomes for people and wildlife in Rwanda to helping to understand the impact of a unique health promotion project in the Irish Prison Service, Western University’s Master of Public Health (MPH) candidates are shaping the health of communities...
Western researchers examine using sport as a platform to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights
Just as the Rio Olympic Committee chose to use a captive global audience to make a statement on climate change during the 2016 opening ceremonies, so too are Western University researchers examining ways in which major sporting events can be used to promote education...
Western University’s ‘See the Line’ aims to shift the culture around concussion in sport
It was the belief that she could shake it off and get back in the game that ended 17-year-old Rowan Stringer’s life. She died after being hit in the head twice in less than a week while playing high school rugby. Her parents Gord and Kathleen Stringer tell their story...
New methodology provides better size estimates of meteorite impact craters
Using newly developed methodology, planetary scientists from Western University have re-estimated the diameter of eight well-known impact craters on Earth. The journal Science Advances published an explanation of the new technique and the improved estimations today....
Western University to host See the Line August 10
Three years ago, 17 year-old Rowan Stringer’s life was cut short after suffering multiple hits to the head during high school rugby matches. Next week, world-class clinicians and researchers will take part in Western University’s See the Line concussion symposium in...